ORLANDO, Florida – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in remembrance of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Eight years ago, on June 12, 2016, a shooter claiming alliance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant committed a horrific act of terrorism against the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Forty-nine people were killed and fifty-three were wounded.
“As a mark of respect for the victims, their families, and the many affected by this tragedy, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, June 12, 2024,” DeSantis stated in the Memorandum.